FORTH is one of the largest research centers
of Greece with well organised facilities and a highly qualified
staff. It functions under the supervision of the General Secretariat
for Research and Technology of the Hellenic Ministry of Development
and consists of seven Research Institutes (ICS in one of them),
which are located in various regions of Greece. The Foundation's
headquarters are located in Heraklion, Crete, at the same
campus as ENISA is located.

ICS has a long history and recognized tradition
in conducting basic and applied research, developing applications
and products, providing services, and playing a leading role
in Greece and internationally, in the fields of Information
and Communication Technologies. ICS is highly competitive
at an international level, and many of its activities are
carried out in the context of European collaborative R&D
projects. Research is conducted in the following areas: Biomedical
Informatics, Computer Architecture and VLSI Systems, Computational
Vision and Robotics, Distributed Computing Systems, Human-Computer
Interaction, Information Security, Information Systems, and
Telecommunications and Networks.

Continuing its efforts towards the exploitation of its research
activities, the Institute contributes significantly to the
diffusion of modern ICT in the public and private sectors
in Greece.